Common Cause to host political documentary

UPLAND - California Common Cause will host a viewing of the Bill Moyers film, "The United States of ALEC," at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Upland Public Library multi-purpose room, 450 N. Euclid Ave.

The film is a documentary expose of the American Legislative Exchange Council, featuring veteran journalist Bill Moyers.

The film takes a critical look at ALEC's influence on getting laws passed to benefit corporations.

Common Cause is a non-partisan non-profit advocacy organization founded in 1970 by John Gardner as a vehicle for citizens to make their voices heard in the political process and to hold their elected leaders accountable to the public interest, according to their website.

The council works to advance the fundamental principles of free-market enterprise, limited government and federalism at the state level through a non-partisan public-private partnership of America's state legislators, members of the private sector and the general public, according to their website.